• Jul 28, 2023
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, General Thought Leadership, Privacy News Online,

Third Time Lucky for Transatlantic Data Transfer Framework? Max Schrems Doesn’t Think So

The European Commission has just adopted a new “adequacy” decision to keep personal data flowing between the EU and the US. The stakes are high: according to the Commission, data flows underpin nearly one trillion euros in cross-border commerce each year. Under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), personal data may not be transferred … Continue reading “Third Time Lucky for Transatlantic Data Transfer Framework? Max Schrems Doesn’t Think So”

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  • Mar 29, 2022
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

How a Few Thoughtless Words about Privacy Led to Huge Political and Economic Headaches for the US and EU

One of the most surprising developments in recent years is how privacy – something that by definition is about small, intimate things – has become a major global force in the spheres of economics and politics. Perhaps the clearest demonstration of that transformation involves data flows across the Atlantic, and the Austrian lawyer and activist … Continue reading “How a Few Thoughtless Words about Privacy Led to Huge Political and Economic Headaches for the US and EU”

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  • Aug 18, 2021
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

Will Privacy Activist Max Schrems’ New Legal Action Against Facebook at EU’s Highest Court Prove to Be His Most Important Yet?

Given the by-now inarguable importance of data protection to the online world today, it is extraordinary that one person and his organization have almost single-handedly shaped the privacy landscape there. The lawyer and activist Max Schrems, along with his NOYB.eu group, have featured many times on this blog. So many times, in fact, that it … Continue reading “Will Privacy Activist Max Schrems’ New Legal Action Against Facebook at EU’s Highest Court Prove to Be His Most Important Yet?”

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  • Sep 17, 2020
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Latest developments in the long-running and crucial Schrems vs. Facebook GDPR privacy battle

Back in July, this blog reported on a major victory for the privacy campaigner Max Schrems at the Court of Justice of the European Union, (CJEU). Following that win, the big question now is: what effects will it have on the handling of personal data by the Internet giants? A quick fix is unlikely, but … Continue reading “Latest developments in the long-running and crucial Schrems vs. Facebook GDPR privacy battle”

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  • Jul 23, 2020
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Top EU court sinks main framework for sending personal data across the Atlantic

The Privacy Shield framework for transferring personal data across the Atlantic was brought in to deal with a problem created by the EU’s GDPR. According to the latter, the personal data of European citizens can only be transferred to countries that offer “adequate” data protection, equivalent to the GDPR. The Privacy Shield system was devised … Continue reading “Top EU court sinks main framework for sending personal data across the Atlantic”

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  • Jan 6, 2020
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments,

Why 2020 will be make or break time for transatlantic personal data transfers

The transfer of personal data lies at the heart of much of online activity. Since many of the leading online companies were founded and have their headquarters in the US, that typically means that huge quantities of personal data across the Atlantic every day. If information concerns EU citizens, those data flows are governed by … Continue reading “Why 2020 will be make or break time for transatlantic personal data transfers”

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  • Sep 22, 2018
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments,

Top court rules UK mass interception of fiber-optic cable traffic violates the right to privacy: a victory, but how big?

Five years have passed since Edward Snowden’s revelations about the scale of surveillance by the US and UK shocked the world. Things have gone rather quiet on that front now, partly because there have been few new releases of documents from the Snowden hoard. But in the background, many privacy groups have been quietly working … Continue reading “Top court rules UK mass interception of fiber-optic cable traffic violates the right to privacy: a victory, but how big?”

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  • Jun 23, 2018
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Social Media, Surveillance,

Why did privacy expert Max Schrems immediately file GDPR complaints against Google and Facebook – and will he win?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force a few weeks ago.  As Rick Falkvinge noted in his post on the topic, its impact is potentially huge. The GDPR has already led to a flood of (annoying) emails from companies eager to tell us about their updated privacy policy, and the blocking of EU … Continue reading “Why did privacy expert Max Schrems immediately file GDPR complaints against Google and Facebook – and will he win?”

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